Union members say position of Peter Horrocks is untenable after he said academics were ‘not teaching’Staff at the Open University have passed a vote of no confidence in its vice-chancellor, Peter Horrocks. Horrocks, who later apologised for the comments, had already angered staff over his plans to reduce the number of staff and cut courses, which were revealed in the Guardian last month. The UCU says Horrocks no longer commands the respect or authority of staff or the university council. Cambridge ranked last in university fair access table Read moreShe said: “Staff have made it quite clear what they think about the vice-chancellor’s recent behaviour. We can confirm that these concerns will be discussed more thoroughly at a special meeting of the university council and later at the OU’s academic governing body, the senate.”

Source: The Guardian April 05, 2018 17:30 UTC